Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-24

DIR. McGLYNN AGAIN SPEAKS.
He Restases HIS Position. and bitterly
DenOunces the Roman Machine.
; Rev. Dr.. Edward McGlynn, who lectured In Buf.
falO last night, in q conversation with reporter
| regarding letter signed "a Catholic lawyer"
published in New York paper. said: 'sThe Catho-
| lie lawyers argument seems to imply that was
sued In an ecclesiastical court the jurisdiction OF
which denied. Twas never sued or tried In any
ecclesiastical court I was simply condemned
without hearing and suspended for q news
papers talk about me on the very day Of its pub
hcatlon, without inquiry as to whether the report
! was correct. I was never invited to hearing be-
fore the archbishop or his council. I have not
appealed 70 Rome and have never for moment
entertained the intention OF doing 50. / never
understood or believed that, as Catholic or .
| priest, was bound to obey any summons TO Rome.
fufll the duties OF the priestly once by preach
Ing the gospel and administering the sacraments
tescn the and
never anything contrary thereto. l never con-
sented. In becoming priest or in the promise OF
rights or evade my duties as man and q citizen.
HE WILL NOT APPEAL TO ROME.
81 have no intention OF seeking a rehearing; at
least not until the Roman authorities shall have
been taught by more bitter experiences than they
have yet had to mind their own spiritual business
at home and to interfere less with diplomacy and
politics In Italy, Germany. Poland, Ireland and
America, while leaving US and other peoples to
and even Of our religion, unless in clear depar.
ture rom the unquestioned dogmatic teachings
Sne Ths which tine
nament between me and the elevated tntellects
which surround the throne OF Leo XIII is, to one
cleverest carricature, as is also what he saws Of
the independence which the court at Rome guar
anteeS TO me appear before IT, The determin
Cardinal Simeoni and the pope not TO confer with
me- or even TO try me, but 70 punish, to humiliate
ana TO condemn me.
DENoUNCING THE ROMAN MACHINE.
'The Catholic lawyer can hardly know as well
as the merciess and obstinate consistency OF the
Roman ecclesiastical machine in sticking to the
errors Of politics when they are in the interest OF
the ambition OF temporal power and pecuntary
and the religion OF whole nations and opposing
the most natural aspirations OF the people TOR ma
to onsl aeseopmens scientific progress and ma,
be aware, as am, that Archbishop Croke but q
few years ago. in great crisis OF the Irish PEG.
pie, was summoned to Rome. not for consultation
or Tor conference, but simply to be snubbed and
insuited 6y pope and propaganda, and that the
Ireland from ErringtOn and other English nunkteS
in Rome, refused TO even listen to him when he
tried 70 explain matters. Archbishop Croke stayed
as speedily as possible.
"Ihe Catholic lawyer, in common with many
Others makes the mistake of attributing to the
Roman machine an Intelligence and virtue and
sngle-minded devotion to spiritual interests, In
all OF which the machine Is ludicrously wanting
lOwy Saviour, who said, my Kingdom is not of
this world. am not so foolish or presumptuous
as 10 suppose that any argument OF mine, even in
the Intellectual tournament inaugurated by the
Catholic lawyer, could have any eject in dimin-
ishng the stupidity, in enightening the gross 1g-
nOrance, or bending the Obstinacy OF that relent-
| less machine This can be done by great provi-
Dental changes that Will break, crush, and i'm
poverish the Roman machine and reduce the Ro-
man bishop TO the extraordinary simplicity OF a
Leo the First or Gregory the First, both OF whom
are justly designated by the surname OF Great
who had no temporal power, but were extraordin:
looking after the poor and providing for the prop
agaIiOn Of the faith.
PAPAL ENVOY AT WASHINGTON.
81 feel that can do my humble share toward
bringing about so desirable q contamination
rather by opposing and defying the unjust en-
crOachments OF the insatiate lust OF the Roman
machine for power than by submitting to such
encroachments. Is the Catholic lawyer aware OF
what Can tell him on the highest authority
that the Roman machine Is to-day most anxious
to nave an ambassador Of the pope accredited to
and received by the Government at Washington?
Such an ambassador would be an archbishop and
one OF the Italian ring. In whose hands 1t Is the
Roman policy to keep the power. His presence
in this country. The pope Is also trying to have
diplomatic relations with Queen Victoria in order
to be able TO get accurate Information about Irish
affairs. What must our Irish friends think OF
this?
''The fact is that the best way for Catholic peo-
pie whether here, in Ireland or elsewhere to get
proper treatment from the Roman machine is
rather to defy 1t than ~ be too submissive to it
Reversing the maxim OF the ancient Pagan Roman
TO spare the lowly and to beat the proud, tue
modern Roman machine tOadieS to the proud and
wealthy and kicks the lowly Ia the mouth The
engineers OF the Roman machine, who are profit
ing by It's power and its emoluinent, are really
laughing in their sleeves at US for our excessive
slve generosity in contributing the Peters pence
to the support OF the whole army OF lackeys and
pope with barbaric pomp scarcely eQualed by
that OF any imperial despoLlc court"